Mar 15, 2007: U.S. Relieves Judge of Duties in Courtroom (www.nytimes.com)
An immigration judge in New York who has been repeatedly rebuked by federal appeals judges for his hostile questioning of asylum-seekers was relieved of courtroom duties yesterday and reassigned to a desk job, lawyers and a union official said.
Mar 15, 2007: Judge declares immigration bans void (www.belleville.com)
A state judge ruled Monday that two ordinances aimed at keeping illegal immigrants out of the St. Louis suburb Valley Park violate Missouri law.
Mar 14, 2007: New York town defies U.S. on Hispanic voting rights (www.washingtonpost.com)
A dispute over voting rights reminiscent of the U.S. civil rights era has broken out in this New York town, where the federal government has thrust itself into the debate and a judge suspended an election.
Mar 14, 2007: Vote problems leave candidates confused well into evening (Miami Herald)
Technical difficulties produced inaccurate vote tallies for Palm Beach County local elections, leaving many candidates wondering who won well into evening before the results were corrected
Mar 14, 2007: Kennedy, Eager for Republican Support, Shifts Tactics on an Immigration Measure (New York Times)
Facing a rebellion from some crucial Republicans, Senator Edward M. Kennedy has abandoned efforts to produce a new immigration bill and is proposing using legislation produced last March by the Senate Judiciary Committee, then controlled by Republicans, as the starting point for negotiations this year, lawmakers said Monday.
Mar 14, 2007: Capitol Hill closes in on immigration reform (The Christian Science Monitor )
Proposed bills would create a guest-worker program and a path to citizenship for illegal migrants.
Mar 13, 2007: Minuteman Project In Turmoil Over Financial Allegations (Washington Post)
The Minuteman Project, an anti-illegal-immigrant organization that has monitored the southern border, is embroiled in a nasty legal fight over accusations of financial improprieties that has splintered the group and probably will sideline it during the busiest time of the year for border crossing.
Mar 13, 2007: Grocer: Pa. town's laws scared customers (Associated Press)
Jose Lechuga struggled as a grocer, but he said his Hispanic customers became scarce when the city of Hazleton began to crack down on illegal immigrants. "They didn't feel safe and they didn't want to have any problems," he testified through an interpreter as the first federal trial began on a local law meant to curb illegal immigration.
Mar 13, 2007: Feds keep an eye on voting in 2 cities (Miami Herald)
As voters in 12 Broward cities head to the polls today, federal observers will be monitoring elections in Hallandale Beach and Miramar.
Mar 13, 2007: Congressional Hispanic Caucus in dispute (Associated Press)
Rep. Raul Grijalva says he feels like he's been in a "telenovela" - a steamy Spanish-language soap opera - as the Congressional Hispanic Caucus wrestles with a nasty power struggle, complete with accusations of name-calling.
Mar 12, 2007: Immigration raids can divide families (Associated Press)
They are the hidden side of the government's stepped-up efforts to track down and deport illegal immigrants: Toddlers stranded at day care centers or handed over to ill-equipped relatives. Siblings suddenly left in charge of younger brothers and sisters.
Mar 12, 2007: Lawmakers push pro-immigrant bill (Miami Herald)
Two Miami lawmakers will join several pro-immigrant groups today to urge passage of a bill in Congress that could help thousands of undocumented immigrant students attend college and become legal residents.
Mar 12, 2007: Blurring the Lines Between Citizens and Aliens (The Family Security Foundation, Inc)
The Washington Post recently published another one of its hand wringing tomes that expresses its concern the President is not going far enough in blurring the distinction between what it is to be a United States citizen, a resident alien (immigrant) and an illegal alien.
Mar 12, 2007: Pa. city defends illegal immigrant rules (Associated Press )
There is no evidence to back up the Hazleton mayor's claim that illegal immigrants are destroying the quality of life in his city, an ACLU attorney told a judge Monday at the start of the first federal trial on local efforts to curb illegal immigration.
Mar 7, 2007: Activist Tries to Draw Hispanics Into GOP Fold (www.politico.com)
Going strictly by the numbers, Bettina Inclan sure seems to be climbing up a steep hill. The executive director of the Republican National Hispanic Assembly says her fellow Hispanics are a GOP voting bloc
Mar 7, 2007: Hispanic chair survives confidence vote (Associated Press)
The chairman of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus survived a confidence vote Tuesday night, and he pledged to unify the group in the wake of an embarrassing leadership dispute that led one of his critics to quit.
Mar 7, 2007: Romney airs Spanish ad for Fla. speech (yahoo News)
Presidential contender Mitt Romney has tapped a prominent Cuban-American Republican in Florida for his first radio ad targeting Spanish-speaking voters.
Mar 6, 2007: Official says he's sorry for remarks about Hispanics (FREEHOLD BUREAU)
A borough councilman who made controversial remarks about Hispanics apologized Monday to a capacity crowd in council chambers — many people were denied access because of lack of space — as protesters demonstrated outside.
Mar 6, 2007: Are Higher Fees for Immigrants a Plan to Stall the Number of Democratic Voters? (New America Media)
The Bush administration says it wants to raise immigration fees dramatically to improve services, but some critics see it as an effort to stall the increase in pro-Democratic Party voters.
Mar 5, 2007: Spanish-language channel offers 24-hour programming (Miami Herald)
The network is a public-private partnership between the nonprofit Educational Broadcasting Corporation -- parent company of WNET in New York, one of the Public Broadcasting Service's flagship channels -- and investors such as The Baeza Group and Syncom Funds.
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